Means for packing eggs.



' No. 652,397. Patented June 26; I900.

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MEANS FOR PACKING EGGS.

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ALFRED LYONS, JAMES LYONS, AND GEORGE LYONS, OF MANCHESTER,

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MEANS FQR PACKENG EGGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 652,397, dated June 26,1900. Application filed December 5, 1899. Serial No. 739,274.. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALFRED LYONS, JAMEs.

Lyons, and GEORGE Lyons, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain,residing at Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, England, (Whosepost-office address is 18 and 20 Oak street, Manchester,) have inventednew and useful Improvements in and Connected with Means for PackingEggs, (for which we have made application for Letters Patent in GreatBritain, No. 9,860, dated May 10, 1899; in Germany, No.13,275, (serial,)dated June 16, 1899; in Austria dated June 14,1899; in Hungary datedJune 17, 1899; in Russia dated July 12, 1899; in Canada dated June 27,1899; in France dated November 4, 1899; in Belgium' dated November at,1899, and in Denmark dated November 6, 1899,) of which the following isa specification.

Hitherto eggs have been packed into cases or crates by rolling the samefrom trays on which they are piled into the case or crate and afterwardspreading same out in even layers or by placing the eggs by hand, two bytwo, into the case or crate, so as to interlock. This method of packingeggs on the whole is very laborious, and in rolling same off the trayinto the case or crate a great many eggs break and the space is notutilized to advantage.

The object of this invention is to provide a form of tray whereby thesaid disadvantages are overcomethat is to say, wherebythe packing ofeggs into cases or crates is greatly accelerated, breakages of eggsminimized,and

' the whole ofthe available space utilized. We

attain this object by the means illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 alongitudinalsection, Fig. 3 a plan, Fig. 4 an end view,

and Fig. 5 a cross-section, of an empty tray constructed in accordancewith our invention; and Fig. 6, a plan, shown partly filled with eggs.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

i In carrying out our invention and referring to the figures generallyour improvements consist in forming a tray-like receptacle (1, open atone end and having a grooved corrugated bottom I), the grooves orcorrugations c in the said bottom being of such a section and width thatthe eggs placed into the tray will take up their position side by siderowwise in the said grooves or corrugations and when reciprocating thetray slightly by hand will interlock with each other in uniform rows, asshown in Fig. 6. To the open end of the tray we may, however, hinge arail d, adapted to close the respective end and to be swung back whenrequired. (See dotted lines, Fig. 2.) This rail has projections e, whichonter the ends of the grooves or corrugations c in alternate order andare adapted to insure the eggs in the tray interlocking with each othermore readily When tilting, rooki'ng,or reciprocating the tray. The eggsare deposited into the case or crate by placing the open end against oneend of the case or crate, lifting back the adjustable rail d, (whenused,) and withdrawing the tray in a tilted position. The said groovedor corrugated tray-bottom may be formed straight, as shown in dottedlines, or curved, as shown in full lines, Fig. 1.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A receptacle for adjusting eggs side by side rowwise so as tointerlock, comprising a tray having two sides and one end closed and abottom'formed with grooves longitudinally to the said sides, adapted tocarry eggs crosswise and discharge them sidewise through the open end ofthe said tray, all substantially as described.

2. A receptacle for adjusting eggs side by side rowwise so as tointerlock, comprisinga tray having two sides and one end closed and trayfurnished with projections e which protrude into the grooves orcorrugations c in alternate order, all substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twowitnesses.

ALFRED LYONS. JAMES LYONS. GEORGE LYONS. Witnesses:

F. BOPHARDT, STANLEY E. BRAMALL.

